Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-09-03
PHYSICAL CULTURE.
DEVELOPING ONE SET OF MUSCLES
At THE EXPENSE OF OTHERS.


Pedestrianism. Rowing, Baseball. Tsnnis
and Running-The sensible and Ply.
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Fie'" SP"r's very hes''hi"''
lam a strnpO heIi.vsr in nbvsicol cpl.
,ure but physical cuIture is something
entirely different from outdoor sports ~
they are carried on at present Ameri-
cans do not take enough exercise Many
patients that come TO the doctor need out
door exercise more than they do medicine.
As some one has said the dyspepsia from
which a man suffers is oftentimes more in
his le.,s than in his stomach
The great difficulty with our sports IL
that they develop one set Of muscles at
the expense Of the others. A man who
trains for a specially is trained only in
the parts Of the BODY brought chiefly into
play in that particular sport OF recrea-
tion. A tennis PLAYER trains in one way,
"A runner in another, while a boatsman
goes through an entirely different course
from either. Each Of these athletes is
strong in one direction. but he has neg
lected general muscular exercises for the
sake of developing a special locality. It
will be found that the man who is ply
SlCAlly strong IN special sport IL weak
in some part of his body A man, for in
stance, who intends to be a runner will
so train as to develop the muscles OF his
legs; but he will reduce the weight of his
body above his legs in order TO carry less
weight.
n,~crps or popr1,R spoprs
p.d.str;,nism is wbolesome when in
a,,ir,s,, T., fnr nIe,Snr. hut 10 bad in con-
h.cn,,.s tb,rougbIy brotan mn. the stoni-
.ch and cansraI svsten srs exhausted by
tno ,n,cb sx.r,;on Rowing il ,.,e of the
hsS, aXsrcises IL ,ndnIyed in moderately.
hu, .n o,rs,n.r can row in a comics, uniii
an,;raiv .xbausts5 and not kno,y il nntiI
ha Is ,ar Ion from bis hoat nar.Ivzad "a 10
.n.ot
R.S.h.u ;s fpu NJ danger osneciaIlv IN
tho nitcbar So trne is this that the base
hall n;tcber's arm as well a. the tennis
arm" are recognized in the medical pro-
fesson as special diseases The exercise
in baseball is very violent and sooner or
later causes overstran.
Tennis is a violent exercise and is liable
to be carried too far.
Running is too much Of an outburst to
be OF service in general way, and is only
kOSN on dtCouUt Ol the pEcNlous tItlHiuS
necessary to follow it up II carries its
own remedy with it in the natural giving
out Of re legs before the rest Of the body
is exhausted
Training should bring up the general
physical status to a point that will enable
il to endure its utmost and with Just .
little to spare for the push Of the urgent
moment. There should be Just enough
strength left to make the finish better
than the start-to break the record Of the
individual. SO to speak, and leave him in
better physical condition than before.
The sensible and physiological way for
= man to take outdoor sport is, acting on
medical authority, to develop by special
exercises the parts Of his body that are
weak. If a man take any pride in q sym
metrically rounded physique he should
give his whole attention to the organs that
are weak
HORSEBACK ExERcIsE-HUyT1NG
II is surprisinp To me that horseback
ex.rc;so ;s no, more induloed in than II ia
Many vounc men snend enough money on
,ho;r vices or fol,ie. IN enable them to
kaor a borSe 7 wou;d suggest that for
tboss who cannot own a horse riding clubs
,,iyb, he formed Let the horse. lie u.ed
nv the members of clubs lust "a boats are
psaI nv heating ,bs The expense of
t..nirv m. horxes unfcr s,1ch conditions.